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OCTOBER 16, 2019

Originally called Dopamine Labs, the company was founded in 2015 to bring some of the same technologies that social media companies like Facebook used to boost engagement to a broader range of applications. “We can use technology to hook people to unhook them from unhealthy behaviors.”

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APRIL 10, 2019

One of the hottest sectors of the technology startup market today is the use of artificial intelligence, big data, and machine learning across many different sectors including finance. Machine learning is great at consuming data, taking lots of different data, and finding signal in that data to make predictions.

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MAY 15, 2019

A brand new, Los Angeles-based artificial intelligence startup, Halla , announced on Wednesday that it has raised $1.4M in its seed funding round, to help it expand its development of personalization technology for online grocers. The company said it has now raised a total of $1.9M

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JANUARY 18, 2018

Two, San Diego-based software development and integration companies-- Solekai Systems and Fairway Technologies --said this morning that they have merged into a new company. Financial details of the merger were not announced. According to both companies, they will continue to operate under their respective names. READ MORE>>.

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MARCH 26, 2019

San Diego-based Fairway Technologies , a provider of consulting services in the IT area, said it has acquired Los Angeles-based IT Strategists , a provider of big data and data-driven IT consulting. Brett Humphrey is CEO of Fairway Technologies, which also has offices in San Diego and Orange County, as well as Austin, Texas.

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APRIL 1, 2019

San Diego-based Reveal Biosciences , a startup applying artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning to pathology, has received a round of funding from Intel Capital , the corporate venturing arm of microprocessor giant Intel. Size of the investment in Reveal Biosciences was not announced. READ MORE>>.

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TechCrunch LA

FEBRUARY 19, 2020

TRASH — using this machine learning-based video editing toolkit, users can quickly create and edit high-quality, short-form video. This class shows us that there’s no shortage of innovation at the intersection of creativity and technology, and we’re excited to be part of each company’s journey.”.

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Tech.Co

JULY 24, 2023

Subscribe Research Team Behind DishBrain Win Funding Monash University released a statement last week confirming that it had been awarded a grant worth hundreds of thousands of dollars to continue its research into “growing human brain cells onto silicon chips, with new continual learning capabilities to transform machine learning”.

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JANUARY 24, 2019

It’s another indicator that the Los Angeles technology ecosystem is coming of age, but also a sign that March’s core investment strategies — to invest in companies applying artificial intelligence to business use cases and investing in the next wave transforming computing infrastructure — are paying off.

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MAY 9, 2019

Los Angeles-based Pearl , the machine learning startup which was spun out of advertising AI software startup GumGum , has raised $11M in a funding round, which came from Craft Ventures, as well as un-named strategic investors.

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NOVEMBER 28, 2018

San Diego-based Qualcomm announced on Wednesday that it has launched a brand new, venture capital investment fund, which will focus only an artificial intelligence. The first investment out of the fund is in AnyVision , a startup working on face, body, and object recognition. READ MORE>>.

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JULY 17, 2017

The companies in this class include Avisare (business networking), Blue Fever (Netflix for millennial women), DirecTech Labs (machine learning and chatbots); Heartbeat (marketing automation); Liv (mixed reality); Maslo (artificial intelligence); Playfull (brand engagement); Slingshot Aerospace (object classification, computer vision, and machine learning); (..)

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FEBRUARY 9, 2018

Carlsbad-based NextWave Ventures , a venture capital investor which focuses on commercializing early stage technology, said it has launched a new artificial intelligence start, Apical Technology. Size of the investment in Apical Technology was not announced. The startup was founded by Ron St. READ MORE>>.

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MAY 16, 2018

Osprey Data uses machine learning and artificial intelligence technology to help optimize oil and gas production, monitor oil well status, and more. San Juan Capistrano-based OspreyData , a developer of data analytics software used for the oil and gas business, says it has raised $5M in a series A funding round.

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JANUARY 9, 2018

According to REX co-founder and CEO, Jack Ryan, it has developed a technology platform which helps homeowners sell their homes, without going through a traditional agent or MLS. The company only charges a 2 percent, flat free.

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TechCrunch LA

MARCH 30, 2021

Self-driving and robotics startup Cartken has partnered with REEF Technology, a startup that operates parking lots and neighborhood hubs, to bring self-driving delivery robots to the streets of downtown Miami. Starship Technologies CEO Lex Bayer on focus and opportunity in autonomous delivery.

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NOVEMBER 19, 2019

According to the organization, the new competition will run for four years and calls on innovators to create technology capable of identifying and cataloging rainforest biodiversity and develop insights that may lead to a new bioeconomy through standing forests. The deadline for teams to register for the effort is June 30th. READ MORE>>.

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2020

Aliso Viejo-based artificial intelligence software developer BrainChip says it is opening up a new software development center in Hyderabad, India, which it says will provide software and firmware development for its systems-on-a-chip technology. READ MORE>>.

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AUGUST 8, 2017

Camarillo-based Oasis Technology , the developer of an intrusion prevention device called TITAN , says it has started rolling out its product after a number of regional trials.

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MARCH 7, 2018

Walt Disney Studios and Accenture are in an effort to harness emerging technology in the area of entertainment, with a new effort they are calling Disney StudioLAB , the two said on Tuesday. READ MORE>>.

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MAY 1, 2020

Newport Beach-based Vital Data Technology , a developer of artificial intelligence software for the clinical informatics area, said this week that it has named Alan Spiro as its new Chief Medical Officer in Residence.

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Xconomy

DECEMBER 27, 2018

[ Updated 12/27/18, 9:54 am ] Manoj Saxena is bullish on artificial intelligence. startup CognitiveScale and managing director of The Entrepreneur Fund , which makes investments in early-stage machine learning companies, Saxena believes A.I. technologies. As chairman of Austin, TX-based A.I.

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JUNE 19, 2019

Los Angeles-based venture investor TenOneTen Ventures is one of the investors in a newly launched startup, which is looking to use artificial intelligence and DNA testing to identify autism and other medical conditions. Size of the investment round was not announced. The company's CEO and co-founder is Lukas Lange.

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OCTOBER 17, 2019

Adroit Worldwide Media says it is using artificial intelligence, computer vision, and machine learning for its retail shopping tools, which lets retail shoppers walk into a store, remove products from a shelf, and automatically are charged on their digital wallet for items they take out of the store.

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JUNE 14, 2018

Los Angeles-based Catasys , a provider of AI- and technology-enabled healthcare services, said today that it has received $10M in a debt financing round, split between a receivable facility agreement of $2.5 million with Horizon Technology Finance Corporation.

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APRIL 17, 2019

A new, Los Angeles venture capital fund, AET Fund said on Wednesday that it has raised $50M to make investments in entertainment technology, and hired someone to head up its U.S. investment efforts. AET Fund said that so far, it has made investments in six different startups, including HypeVR, FABLE STUDIO, Tyffon Inc., and ALE Co.,

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TechCrunch LA

MAY 23, 2019

Ezra initially came to market with a single test to screen for prostate cancer using machine learning to diagnose the screens coming off of an abbreviated MRI scan that takes 20 minutes. While Ezra can screen for different cancers, the firm’s technology doesn’t offer a diagnosis.

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MAY 25, 2018

Greycroft Ventures , which has a big presence in Los Angeles, has backed Silicon Valley-based BlueCart , a developer of machine learning software and other tools for the hospitality industry, to the tune of $5M. BlueCart said this week that it raised $5M in its Series B-1 funding, bringing its total raised to $22M. READ MORE>>.

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MAY 7, 2018

Santa Monica-based Champion Technology , which develops an artificial intelligence-powered software product for the cybersecurity area, to help improve cyber security analysis, has received a strategic investment from R9B (root9B, LLC), a provider of cybersecurity products and services. Size of the investment was not announced.

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NOVEMBER 29, 2018

Costa Mesa-based a href="[link] , the developer of artificial intelligence software for the advertising industry led by Chad and Ryan Steelberg, said this morning that it has signed an expanded agreement with Cumulus Media, the second largest owner and operator of radio stations in the U.S.

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DECEMBER 29, 2016

This holiday season, we are again sharing the reflections on 2016 from Southern California's technology ecosystem. What's the biggest lesson you learned this year? Jaspar Weir: This isn't something we learned this year, but rather something we think people need to hear this year. The issue gets resolved. READ MORE>>.

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JANUARY 7, 2022

San Diego-based autonomous driving systems developer TuSimple--which is developing technology to enable autonomous trucks--said this week that it has selected NVIDIA's DRIVE Orin systems-on-a-chip (SoC) for its Level 4 autonomous trucking efforts. NVIDIA is best known for its GPUs.

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DECEMBER 13, 2018

San Diego-based artificial intelligence software developer Brain Corp says it has linked up with processor developer NVIDIA , to power its latest product, an earlier announced commercial vacuum cleaner from SoftBank Robotics. READ MORE>>.

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MAY 18, 2016

Anaheim-based Cogitai l, a new artificial intelligence (AI) software startup, said Tuesday that it has raised a strategic round of investment from Sony Corporation. Cogitai said it is developing "core" artificial intelligence software technology. Size of the investment was not announced. READ MORE>>.

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JANUARY 22, 2019

Los Angeles-based REX , which is developing technology buying and selling homes, said on Monday that it has raised $45M in a Series C funding round. REX says it acts as a licensed, residential real estate brokerage, using artificial intelligence and big data to power its services. REX has now raised $75M in total.

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NOVEMBER 21, 2019

Santa Barbara-based Sonos said on Wednesday afternoon that it has acquired Snips , a developer of an artificial intelligence platform for enabling voice interaction with connected devices. According to Sonos, it paid approximately $37.5M for Snips, subject to purchase price adjustments and holdbacks. READ MORE>>.

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MARCH 23, 2021

According to the conference, it awarded $200,000 to Advocat Technologies, a developer of artificial intelligence (AI) software for research and drafting at enterprise legal departments, and another $300,000 split between ChargeNet Stations, Digital Proteomics, Fluid Power AI, and Verity.

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